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libra
, aprisco
, perrera
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Pound
- (v. i.) To strike heavy blows; to beat.
- (v. t.) To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
- (n.) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
- (pl. ) of Pound
- (n.) A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
- (n.) A level stretch in a canal between locks.
- (v. t.) To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
- (n.) A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
- (v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
- (n.) An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold.
- (v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds.
Synonyms:
Beat, Hammer, Hammering, Impound, Lumber, Poke, Pounding, Punt, Quid, Ram, Thump,
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• Poundrate
- (n.) A rate or proportion estimated at a certain amount for each pound; poundage.
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• Pounding
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pound
- (n.) A pounded or pulverized substance.
- (n.) The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
Synonyms:
Buffeting, Hammer, Hammering, Pound, Throb, Throbbing,
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• Pounds
- (pl. ) of Pound
- (pl. ) of Pound
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tacit, opportunist, urn, flora, stevedore, acquiescence, havana, sweetie, misogyny, quiescently, inspectorate, skim, reducing, merry, doodad, splint, links, boil over, colloquialism, mango, polish off, edges, grumbling, predial, awl, fichu, page, muffled, elicited, auger, actress, raid, |
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Abash, Love, What, I, Dawn, Smart, Pervert, Morn, Chagrin, Hi, Abandon, Confuse, Bye, No, Abalone, Press, Money, Abate, Good morning, TRUE, Sorry, Abdicate, Abaft, Abbe, Aback, Abattoir, Abbot, Aardvark, A.M., Abashment, Abashed, Clairvoyance, |
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